Process Analysis Essay

Q. 

What is a key component of an effective Process Analysis essay?

• Explain with details

• Skip steps you feel are unnecessary

• Do not use details

Q. Process analysis is writing that …

• looks into the causes of a particular situation.

• explains in detail the steps in a process. 

• explains the key aspects of an identified situation.

• none of the above.

The two types of process analysis essays are

• instructional and inverted.

• directional and informational.

• informational and inverted.

• directional and instructional

Personal suggestions or preferences, tips and specific instances should be included into the essay to make it interesting for the reader.

• Ture

• False

Even though an directional process analysis essay is simply a series of “how to” steps, the topic must still be entertaining to the reader.

• Yes

• No

The thesis statement should consist of ...

• the number of steps needed. 

• difficulty level.

• controlling ideas.

• all of the above.

The order of events is less important for an informational essay than for a directional essay.

• True

• False

The following, though included in all good writing, are especially important in process analysis essays:

• figures of speech, including similes and metaphors.

• time-order transitions such as “first, next, then” and “finally”

• personal pronouns such as “I”, “we”, “he” and “she”

• phrases such as “for example” and “such as”